Lucknow University

The state (public) University at Lucknow was born from the University of Allahabad in 1921 with these 3 main colleges at its core - King George's Medical College (now King George's Medical University), Canning College and Isabella Thoburn College. Currently, it has more than 150 colleges affiliated to it.

The university's central library (Tagore LibraRY) is one of the richest in the country (5.25 lakh books, 50,000 journals and approximately 10,000 copies of approved Ph.D. and D.Litt. dissertations). It also has 13 hostels for boys and girls, organizes National Service Scheme (NSS) programmes to create a sense of social service among its students and also provides military training to the students through its NCC wing.

Faculty

Faculty Of Arts

This faculty has departments in the following subjects: Sanskrit and Prakrit Languages, Hindi and Modern Indian Languages, Persian, Urdu, Arabic, English and Modern European Languages, Philosophy, Psychology, Economics, Political Science, Anthropology, Ancient Indian History and Archaeology, Medieval and Modern History, Western History, Sociology, Social Work, Public Administration, Linguistics, Library Science, Physical Education, Home Science, Journalism, Oriental Studies in Sanskrit

Faculty Of Commerce

This faculty has departments in the following subjects: Commerce, Applied Economics, Business Administration

Faculty Of Education

Faculty Of Fine Arts

This faculty has departments in the following subjects: Fine Art, Commercial Art, Sculpture